English language school in the heart of the Japanese Alps, and English language learners sharing their experiences online. Teachers post regular items about teaching, learning tools, events in the school, their day to day experiences living & working in a foreign country. Students post on whatever takes their fancy - book reports, festivals in home towns, postcards from business trips etc. A little Brit of England in the guts of Japan!
Dear Jim sensei,
It is sunny with clear blue sky in Berlin. This must be the best season to visit here. Not too cold, not too hot...just comfortable!
We came here for usiness, but we had chances to visit many famous places like Brandenburg Gate and East side gallery.
We walked around everyday, as our phone told us it's over 18,000 steps per day! We believe we became healthier during our stay in Berlin.
Ritsuko and Tomoko
Hi everybody at Luna,
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| Magnificent Kintaikyo Bridge |
This famous medieval bridge has been on my photographic bucket list for a long time, and I couldn't go past it yet again without stopping by.
Kintaikyo Bridge is a remarkable structure, first contructed in 1673 to replace previous spans across the Nishiki river. Several had been washed away, as indeed was this one in 1950 by typhoon flooding...and it was painstakingly rebuilt to its original design three years later (and subsequently restored 2001-3).
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| Stone paving & pillars, wooden arches |
Dimensions? 210m long along the arch; 193.3m in a straight line. 5m wide, sitting on pillars 6.64m high.
I think you'll agree it's uniquely beautiful, and well worth a detour if you are in the Hiroshima region!
(Thank you Kazumi for teaching my classes - I'm sure I wasn't missed!)Anna Delvey posted some pictures on Instagram. The photos caused her trouble. She’s not scamming anyone, but her latest scandal was made by little bunnies in Brooklyn.
Earlier this summer, Anna did a photoshoot with some of the rabbits. When someone later found the same bunnies in a park in New York City. People started blaming Anna for leaving them irresponsibly.
An assistant for the photo shoot eventually admitted to leaving the rabbits in a park. They thought the rabbits would be fine there, but Anna quickly distanced herself from the situation.
Anna said she doesn’t eat meat and didn’t help get or move the rabbits. She said she doesn’t support what happened. However, Anna is now selling “#Bunnygate” T-shirts on Instagram. The shirts cost $38.99 and show a cute bunny with the words:
“Missing. Have you seen me? #Bunnygate.”
I think she didn’t really pay for her crimes. After getting out of prison, she earned money from a Netflix series and even walked in a fashion show. Now, she’s become as famous as she aspires to be.
